Help on how to build a tree set piece?!
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Topic: Help on how to build a tree set piece?!
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Help on how to build a tree set piece?!
Date Posted: 7/15/03 at 7:00pm
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I am doing a "Fairy Tale" play...and I need a tree...our theater doesnt have one and i need one...any ways to build one out of anything...i once saw one made out of wood that had 2 pieces u put together but dont know how they did it......help anyone?!
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 7/15/03 at 11:47pm
If it only needs to be seen from the front. Why not try to build it like a flat. I think I'd use a plywood and just cut the shape and support it from the back.(might be abit heavy though)
I use "The Stage Craft Handbook" by daniel Ionazzi. Has alot of great ideas and is easy to follow. Good Luck!!
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 7/20/03 at 6:47pm
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We made at tree that gave a very real appearance by building the trunk from a couple of 2x4s screwed together to form the rough shape and filled it out with chicken wire and paper mache. That went to the ceiling. (Our stage was cursed with a low ceiling.) Just below the top of the trunk we suspended real (bare) tree branches. We then stuck silk foilage (it looked like tree leaves) into holes drilled all around the bare branches. The resulting canopy looked very real. We even positioned a few lighting instruments so they hid in the foilage. WARNING! Be very careful to allow plenty of distance from instrument to tree branch/foilage as the lights get dangerously hot while in use!
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 7/23/03 at 9:33am
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In my wife's production of Camelot and then again for Into The Woods, they used fabric to create the "bark" look for the tree. The fabric was a dark brown and the wrapped a plywod frame allowing the fabric to create natural organic looking pleats. Paint was used to high lite certain parts of the tree. This looks really life like from a distance.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 8/27/03 at 3:00am
Try a carpet cardboard roll insert - available from carpet suppliers. Build a wooden stand - over which the carpet roll can be placed - cut to appropriate height. You can make a more realistic trunk by adding modroc and painting (like plaster cast bandages) - add texture by putting newspaper underneath the modroc. Branches can be created by attatching heavy duty wire, covered in modroc/ masking tape and painting. Add green leaves.
A palm tree looks good by simply using the wires and sticking/ taping green palm frond shapes to them - use stiffish green card - use and oval shape. Fold. Cut long slits to the centre and tape. Looks good and fairy tale like.
Phoebe :)
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 8/27/03 at 3:02am
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NB. Fire proof the fabric leaves/ everything.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 8/29/03 at 2:31pm
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We took chicken wire and had an insulation guy blow it onto the rounded chicken wire. We spray painted it brown and it looked very realistic.
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